Maniatis said the state suffered a little bit from the ongoing battle over the state's tax film incentive program.

Since taking over the state's film office in the summer, Mantis' first order of business was to calm down nervous studio executives who may question if New Mexico is a stable place to shoot a film.

"I took a trip out to L.A. and met with every major studio on both the film and TV side and just explained the changes," Maniatis said. "We fear things we don't know right? So I went out there to explain to them, 'Here's what it is, here's how it works.'"

Maniatis claims that the state still has one of the best incentive programs in the nation. Now, the state caps the incentive payout at $50 million per year. Maniatis said it's a rolling cap strategy which allows the state to make payouts over a number of years.

But New Mexico's film community isn't out of the woods just yet. The governor said she has concerns about the incentive program and the legislature passed a bill calling for an unbiased study to measure the program's economic impact.

Maniatis said he's prepared for the outcome.

"Let the chips fall where they may," Maniatis said.

Maniatis said he believes the numbers will show the incentives are generating revenue for the state.

State leaders said they're trying to figure out who is going to crunch the numbers.